This report captures human rights developments on Election Day (23 August 2023) from 1000hrs to 1200hrs. The emerging issues have been identified by accredited Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) short-term observers deployed in various polling stations. Some of the information contained in...
Beatrice Mutetwa, Zimbabwean human rights. Photo credit: Jeffrey Moyo/ Anadolu Agency HARARE, Zimbabwe Beatrice Mutetwa, 62, a lawyer highlighting human rights issues in the southern African country of Zimbabwe has lost the count of threats and intimidation. She has been at the receiving end of...
During the first five years after Zimbabwe had gained independence, the ability of the Supreme Court to hear litigation on human rights issues was severely limited due to a constitutional provision that determined that existing laws could not be challenged under the Declaration of Rights. Thereafter ...
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Information about transnational issues Disputes - international: Botswana has built electric fences and South Africa has placed military along the border to stem the flow of thousands of Zimbabweans fleeing to find work and escape political persecution; Namibia has supported and in 2004 Zimbabwe ...
3. Human Rights Abuses: The government, under President Robert Mugabe's leadership, faced allegations of genocide, human rights abuses, including political violence, suppression of opposition, and media censorship. These issues have undermined democratic principles and hindered the development of a free...
The economic achievements notwithstanding, the unity government was a troubled one: the MDC factions and ZANU-PF struggled to agree on many issues, and Tsvangirai denounced ongoing human rights violations. Under the terms of the 2008 GPA, a new constitution was initially expected to have been dra...
“We are very happy about the positive development in terms of acceptance of human rights. We have long shifted from a situation where people did not want to discuss human rights issues,” she said. “There is a positive shift among Government officials and departments as shown by their atten...
Edgar Gweshe Residents of Clipsham farm in Masvingo who have been given notice to vacate the area have made an appeal for the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) to intervene and investigate their impending eviction. Represented by the Masvingo Centre… Posted on September 23, 2024 super3 ...
March 9 US sanctions Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa over human rights abuses The United States has sanctioned Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the First Lady and other government officials for their alleged involvement in corruption and human rights abuses. March 5 Load More The...